Grammy night was all about two mute Frenchmen — and big messages.
As Daft Punk cleaned up, the anti-materialism anthems “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and “Royals” by Lorde also scored. And for once the music industry made Grammy night about something more than celebrating itself.
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After a performance of Macklemore and Lewis’ gay marriage anthem “Same Love,” 33 couples, gay and straight, held a mass wedding officiated by Queen Latifah. Madonna emerged to sing her hit “Open Your Heart to Me.”